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Hawkesbury, Gloucestershire, S Mary
Place Hawkesbury
S Mary
Unitary authority South Gloucestershire
Lieutenancy area Gloucestershire
Country England
Historic county Gloucestershire
Dove tower ID 17512
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 11–3–23 in GSee below
1 (other bells)See below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference ST768869
Latitude & longitude 51.58077, -2.33620View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode GL9 1BN
Diocese Gloucester
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 5600
Affiliation Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 37 performances here, of which 18 were peals and 10 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 11–3–23 in G
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 11–3–23 (1339 lb or 607 kg) in G (775.0 Hz)
Projects & overhauls
2021 by Matthew Higby & Co
New ring of 8 (tenor 12 cwt).
2020 by Matthew Higby & Co (ring created)
Ring installed
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Peals View 18 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Simulator
Additional information Cast in Italy
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–1–211558.0G24.21″2020Allanconi pp Matthew Higby & CoFNFC
23–2–41459.4F♯24.96″2020Allanconi pp Matthew Higby & CoFNFC
33–3–21301.3E26.38″2020Allanconi pp Matthew Higby & CoFNFC
44–0–261160.6D27.87″2020Allanconi pp Matthew Higby & CoFNFC
55–1–181035.7C30.47″2020Allanconi pp Matthew Higby & CoFNFC
66–1–19971.9B32.40″2020Allanconi pp Matthew Higby & CoFNFC
78–2–5867.9A35.87″2020Allanconi pp Matthew Higby & CoFNFC
811–3–23775.0G40.24″2020Allanconi pp Matthew Higby & CoFNFC
Other bells
Bells 1 (other bells)Edit details
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Service9½ cwt806.0G36.75″c1399Bristol foundryY4S
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
9Servicec1399Oak3.K5.3
11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 82021SteelMatthew Higby & Co8.1.B.a8.3
Update log
11/08/2025Toilet deleted (the arrangement to use one nearby has ended) [Colin Turner #009034]
04/12/2023Service: frame number added [Jack Hunt citing youtube video "ringing the single bell at Hawkesbury" #005999]
03/12/2023Toilet added [Ruth Curtis via #005837]
26/11/2023Fr9: truss amended [Matthew Higby via email]
24/11/2023Fr1: year, material, maker, truss, layout added; Fr9: frame added [Matthew Higby via Frame Backlog]
02/10/20211-8: bell names added [Dedication service 10/Sep/2021; names listed in service booklet via Tim Jackson]
17/09/2021Simulator (Matthew Higby & Co dumb-bell) added [Tim Jackson (visit 10/Sep/21)]
09/07/2021Details of service bell added [M R T Higby]
09/07/2021New ring of bells, cast by Allanconi in Italy, under the direction of Matthew Higby, who hung them.
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